Community foundation scholarships in Texas
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 25 community foundations in Texas with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Texas (by assets)
Communities Foundation of Texas
All 25 in Texas
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas | $1.2 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston | $1.1 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | San Antonio | $641 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Austin Community Foundation | Austin | $556 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of North Texas | Fort Worth | $545 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Permian Basin Area Foundation | Midland | $391 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Abilene | Abilene | $220 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc. | Kerrville | $173 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Coastal Bend Community Foundation | Corp Christi | $155 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | San Antonio | $116 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation | Wichita Falls | $91 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| El Paso Community Foundation | El Paso | $88 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of West Texas | Lubbock | $77 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation | Georgetown | $34 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Central Texas Community Foundation Inc. | Round Rock | $27 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Big Spring Area Community Foundation Inc. | Big Spring | $22 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Laredo Area Community Foundation | Laredo | $19 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Hill Country Community Foundation | Burnet | $18 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley | Bryan | $14 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Montgomery County Community Foundation | The Woodlands | $12 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wharton County Community Foundation | El Campo | $8.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Cuero Community Foundation | Cuero | $4.4 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Brazoria County Texas | Angleton | $3.0 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Sutton County Community Trust | Sonora | $2.1 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Stratford Area Foundation Inc. | Stratford | $1.1 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.